In a post Penguin world, the best way to secure top rankings, generate traffic and increase your sales was to connect with your market, deliver great content and focus on adding genuine value to the lives of your readers.

"There is so much pure garbage that is written in the SEO space that I don’t even give it a second thought when I read something that is misleading. I typically just ignore it and carry on with my day, however I felt that in this instance that this post needed to be called out, not only for the flawed methodology that led to such a horribly flawed conclusion, but also as a result of this post being featured on whiteboard Friday."

These sites never did “deserve” those results. They were artificially placed there because of their shady practices.

Therefore, when sites talk about recovering, they should never anticipate getting back to that artificial point. For them, their current post-Penguin-update position is their rightful place in the SERPs.

And then, of course, there is all the speculation on what happens when a site is hit with Penguin. Do they lose the value of all their bad links and then an additional penalty? Or do they just drop to their rightful place in the SERPs?

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Ever wonder why some websites rank higher in Google’s search results for key terms than yours does? Google has an algorithm that tells it how to decide whether the content on any given site is high- or low-quality. This algorithm essentially has everything to do with how well your website attracts traffic — also known …

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Sharing your scoops to your social media accounts is a must to distribute your curated content. Not only will it drive traffic and leads through your content, but it will help show your expertise with your followers.

Integrating your curated content to your website or blog will allow you to increase your website visitors’ engagement, boost SEO and acquire new visitors. By redirecting your social media traffic to your website, Scoop.it will also help you generate more qualified traffic and leads from your curation work.

Distributing your curated content through a newsletter is a great way to nurture and engage your email subscribers will developing your traffic and visibility.
Creating engaging newsletters with your curated content is really easy.